RFR: JDK-8241254 Simplify usage of UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On 2020-03-19 14:32, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> Looks good.
>
> (and doh on how easy it was to simplify!)

Yeah. I was so sure some m4 trickery was going to be needed. And all it 
took was a second look and some clever thinking. :-)

/Magnus
>
> /Erik
>
> On 2020-03-19 01:38, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>> The function UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE has a wonky API, where the 
>> user is supposed to repeat the argument twice in different ways. It 
>> is possible to do without this strange mechanics.
>>
>> Currently there are no uses of UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE in open 
>> code. However, functions like this is not really subject to normal 
>> dead-code removal policy, since they tend to be used only for a 
>> transition period, but they need to be present, since there will 
>> always be new options to deprecate...
>>
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8241254
>> WebRev: 
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8241254-simplify-UTIL_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE/webrev.01
>>
>> /Magnus